Covid 19 coronavirus: Trump considers a television speech to the nation despite suffering mild symptoms

US President Donald Trump is deciding whether to make a televised address to the nation, despite showing mild symptoms of coronavirus.

US media reported that Trump is experiencing cold-like symptoms after announcing that both he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19 in the early hours of Friday morning local time.

The couple was tested after being in close contact with special counsel Hope Hicks, who began showing symptoms of the virus on Wednesday and received a positive diagnosis Thursday.

The New York Times reported that the president had previously appeared “hoarse” in public and lethargic after a fundraiser at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club on Thursday, where he came into contact with about 100 people.

He is also said to have fallen asleep on the plane on a flight home from a rally in Minnesota on Wednesday night.

The president’s treatment plan is still under discussion, reports the New York Times.

One option is a televised or video address to the nation to show that you are still functioning as a leader.

There are also key questions about whether the president attended the New Jersey rally once contact tracing was already underway after Hicks’ positive result.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Friday morning local time that the Trumps “remain in good spirits.”

“The president has mild symptoms,” he said outside the White House.

“He is still not only in a good mood, but also very energetic.”

“We spoke several times this morning. He certainly wants to make sure we remain engaged. Doctors continue to monitor his health and the health of the first lady.”

“The great thing about this president is that he not only remains committed to working very hard … his first question this morning was’ how is the economy doing? How are the stimulus talks going?”

Meadows declined to comment on whether the president was taking any particular treatments for Covid.

“We have a president who is not only in office but who will continue in office, I am optimistic that he will have a very fast and fast recovery,” he said.

The shock diagnosis just over 30 days before the US election has rocked Washington and the world, halting the Trump campaign and casting doubt on the second debate with Democratic contender Joe Biden.

Trump has been criticized for taking an arrogant attitude to the virus, is rarely seen wearing a mask in public and continues to hold busy demonstrations in defiance of official medical advice.

In the last week he has made at least eight flights, two helicopter rides, three rallies and a presidential debate, according to Mail Online.

Just hours before his diagnosis, he was photographed throwing hats at the crowd at a Minnesota rally.

The White House is now trying to locate all the people the Trumps may have come into contact with.

“Contacts are being traced and appropriate notifications and recommendations will be made,” said Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere.

Earlier this week, he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity about the difficulty of maintaining social distancing.

“It’s very difficult when you’re with soldiers, when you’re with airmen, when you’re with marines and police officers, I’m with them a lot,” he told Fox News.

“And when they get close to you, it’s hard to say ‘stay behind, stay behind.’ You know, it’s a difficult situation, it’s a terrible thing.

“I just did a test run and we’ll see what happens. I mean, who knows … I was surprised to hear with Hope, but she’s a very warm person to them.”

Now, the focus is on his inner circle and who else may have contacted the virus.

So far, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump’s son Barron, Ivanka’s daughter and her husband Jared Kushner have all tested negative for the disease.

However, the official advice is to isolate during an incubation period in which symptoms may still appear.

Advisor Hope Hicks has been named as a potential source of the Trumps’ infection, but Scott Gottlieb, a former FDA commissioner, told the Mail Online that this was unlikely as they started showing symptoms within days and more. The partner was likely exposed by another. previous source.